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The Charlotte Bobcats won their opener the other night, which is an occasion in and of itself.
Sure, things returned to normal the next night when they lost to the Mavericks by 27, but
Bobcats fever is spreading, so much so that no less than alt- rock piano maestro Ben Folds
wants to get his band (he and the two other original members of the Five reunited last year)
in on the action:

The Bobcats seem enthusiastic about the proposal, as well they should be.

I heartily endorse everything about this arrangement, both because Folds puts on one helluva
live show, and because he's already written the chorus for what, with just a few lyrical tweaks,could very easily be the Bobcats' fight song.

Re: 1/12/2013 Game Thread #37: Pacers Vs. Bobcats

Re: 1/12/2013 Game Thread #37: Pacers Vs. Bobcats

Ugggggh. :/

With PG out and perhaps Roy also out (and Hill probably still not healthy - takes awhile to recover from bronchitis), this could get ugly. It's probably not the last we're going to see of our players getting the flu either.

I've been coughing for a freaking month now. It lingers and lingers and...

"Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better." - Albert Camus

"Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." - Voltaire"Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others." - William Greider

Re: 1/12/2013 Game Thread #37: Pacers Vs. Bobcats

Good God! Why doesn't a professional basketball team REQUIRE all players to get a flu shot?
I mean, seriously, the health of the players has everything to do with the success of the team. Besides, they are together so often that one case can spread to all of the rest of them.

Re: 1/12/2013 Game Thread #37: Pacers Vs. Bobcats

If I'm not mistaken, the Bobcats have a better record against us this season than the Heat, so I wouldn't automatically be predicting 'WIN!!!' Saying, "We're going to win this game!" is entirely inappropriate. "The Bobcats are terrible and will lose by double digits!!!!" isn't helping either.

Re: 1/12/2013 Game Thread #37: Pacers Vs. Bobcats

Good God! Why doesn't a professional basketball team REQUIRE all players to get a flu shot?
I mean, seriously, the health of the players has everything to do with the success of the team. Besides, they are together so often that one case can spread to all of the rest of them.

Our flu shots do not cover all the strains of flu one can get - it's impossible to do that. Healthcare professionals make their best guesses about which types of flu will be popular based on a number of variables. Sometimes they miss a couple and/or a strain mutates and so the flu shot is less effective.

Moral of the story - they may have all gotten flu shots, but were unlucky in contracting a strain they weren't protected against. And once one of them gets it...

"Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better." - Albert Camus

"Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." - Voltaire"Everyone's values are defined by what they will tolerate when it is done to others." - William Greider